A personal injury case by a New Jersey couple against Harrah’s Atlantic City casino and its parent company, Caesars Entertainment Inc., can proceed even though the two-year statute of limitations to file a claim had expired, a state appellate panel ruled.

The Appellate Division said the couple, Carmella and Anthony Minelli, had filed a timely complaint under a bankruptcy code provision since Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., the parent of Caesars Entertainment, filed for bankruptcy protection six months before the time bar was set to expire.